The overarching target of the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) is to inform the decision making mechanism by providing comprehensive information on the state, use and management of freshwater resources, highlighting the trends and pointing out to consequences and possible futures.

UNESCO: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)

Such was the mechanism by which King Hussein of Jordan made his deathbed decision to pass the crown not to his brother Hassan, but to the present king, Abdullah.

ECONOMIST: Middle Eastern dynasties